Several of the
offensive starters will play on defense. Others on that side of the football
will include; Chris Stewart (5-7, 170, So.), Scott Guy (5-7, 140, Sr.), DB
David Floyd (5-9, 145, Sr.) and Curly Hardy (5-11, 150, Sr.)

The schedule was tough
including games against Class 4A Tuscaloosa County, Holt and Starkville, MS.

Tuscaloosa County

14

6

0

0

20

Gordo

7

12

7

0

26

Gordo opened the
season with a huge 26-20 win over Tuscaloosa County. The Green Wave defense
held the Wildcats on three plays at the 2-yard line in the finals minutes of
the game to preserve the victory.

The ground game worked
for Gordo as they rolled up 248 yards rushing as Ken Thomas led the way with
104 yards on seven carries. Most of the scoring took place in the first half
as Tuscaloosa County built a 20-6 lead before Gordo cut it to 20-19 at the
half.

Gordo scored late in the
third quarter on a 13-yard pass from Jeff Parker to freshman running back
Derrick Knox to give the Green Wave a 26-20 lead. Knox also scored on a
21-yard run in the first quarter and Ken Thomas added a 74-yard jaunt in the
second period.

West Blocton

0

6

0

0

6

Gordo

14

0

14

0

28

Once again, the Gordo
running attack rolled up big yardage as they ran over West Blocton 28-6 in
week two of the season. Derrick Knox ran for 139 yards on 12 carries and
added a 71-yard punt return in the first quarter as Gordo took a early 14-0
lead.

Jake Abrams returned an
interception 62 yards for a touchdown to wrap up the scoring. The defense
held West Blocton to 58 yards on the ground and a total of 130 yards. Tom
Gosa also caught a 52-yard scoring pass from Jeff Parker in the game.

Starkville MS

8

0

6

8

22

Gordo

7

14

7

6

34

The defense held
Starkville, MS to just 19 yards rushing and 112 total yards as the Green
Wave rolled to win number three by a score of 34-22. Derrick Knox ran for 64
yards on 14 carries as Gordo rushed for 316 yards in the game. Knox added a
touchdown on a 12-yard run in the fourth quarter.

Ken Thomas opened the
scoring with a 62-yard run on the second play from scrimmage to give Gordo a
quick 7-0 lead. Stakville went ahead after recovering a fumble 8-7 but Gordo
scored 14 second quarter points for a 21-8 halftime lead.

Gordo

14

7

14

0

35

Holt

0

0

0

0

0

The Gordo Green
Wave shutout Holt 35-0 in week four. Ken Thomas score two first quarter
touchdowns on runs of 1 and 6 yards and Abrams caught a 10-yard scoring pass
from Jeff Parker as Gordo led 21-0 by halftime.

Thomas finished the night
with 144 yards rushing on 11 carries as Gordo rolled up 264 yards on the
ground and a total of 355 yards of offense.

Gordo

0

14

0

14

28

Fayette County

0

0

7

0

7

The Green Wave scored
two second quarter touchdowns on runs by Derrick Knox for a 14-0 halftime
lead and held on for a 28-7 win over rival Fayette County the next week.
Jeff Parker added a fourth period touchdown on a 7-yard run and Ken Thomas
wrapped up the scoring on a 5-yard dash late in the game for the final
margin.

Gordo

19

28

0

6

53

Northside

0

8

0

0

8

The Green Wave entered
the next week ranked No. 2 in Class 2A as they traveled to face the
Northside Rams. They returned home with a 53-8 runaway victory over the Rams
in a game that was never close from the onset.

Gordo led 19-0 after one
quarter and extended it to 47-0 at the half. They scored almost every way
imaginable as Knox ran for a touchdown and scored another on a 65-yard punt
return, Wayne Davis caught a 10-yard pass from Jeff Parker, David Floyd
recovered a fumble for a score, Burton raced 62 yards on a punt return and
Scott Guy returned an interception 89 yards for a score.

The strange stat of
the night was that Gordo scored 53 points and finished with five first
downs. The defense turned five Northside turnovers into points.

New Hope MS

0

0

0

0

0

Gordo

27

7

0

6

39

New Hope, MS got a
rude welcome from Gordo as the Green Wave jumped out to a 27-0 first quarter
lead and cruised to a 39-0 shutout. Gordo rolled up 237 yards rushing in the
first half alone. Derrick Knox set the tone for the evening when he returned
the opening kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown.

Jeff Parker scored on a
45-yard run, Knox got another score on a 31-yard run, Burton raced 66 yards
for a score, Stewart got a 30-yard touchdown run and Kelvin Washington
dashed 93 yards with a fumble for the final score on the last play of the
game. The reserves played the entire second half.

Gordo

0

14

13

6

33

Hale County

0

0

6

0

6

After a scoreless
first quarter, Gordo got untracked behind quarterback Jeff Parker and rolled
to a 33-6 win over Hale County. Parker scored the first touchdown on a
61-yard run and Derrick Knox got four touchdowns on runs of 2, 2 and 20
yards and a 51-yard punt return.

The ground game racked up
362 yards rushing in the game Knox finished the night with 213 yards rushing
as the freshman showed his stuff.

Gordo

0

7

21

13

41

Carrollton

0

0

0

0

0

Gordo got their
third shutout of the season in a 41-0 win over Carrollton in week nine.
While the offense struggled a little in the first half, the defense played
well all night. The Green Wave only led 7-0 before exploding for 21 third
quarter points for a 28-0 lead.

The defense held
Carrollton to 26 yards on the ground and a total of 82 yards in the game.
Quarterback Jeff Parker scored three touchdowns on runs of 2, 5 and 86-yards
and finished the game with 170 yards rushing on 14 carries. Derrick Knox
added a 45-yard scoring run and Burton and Ken Thomas got in on the action
with one-yard runs.

Pickens County

0

0

0

0

0

Gordo

7

6

6

7

26

Gordo completed
the regular season with a perfect 10-0 record and a 26-0 shutout of Pickens
County. Jeff Parker scored twice on runs of 5 and 48 yards and tossed a
20-yard scoring pass to Ken Thomas. Derrick Knox had the other score on a
1-yard run.

The Green Wave
scored in each quarter as they methodically dismantled Pickens County. The
win sent them to the first round of the state playoffs as the No. 1 ranked
team in Class 2A.

Winston County

0

6

8

0

14

Gordo

13

21

7

0

41

Gordo hosted
Winston County in the first round but were not great hosts as they defeated
the Yellow Jackets 41-14. The offense rolled up 470 yards including 306 on
the ground. The Green Wave built a 34-6 halftime lead and coasted to their
eleventh win of the season.

Ken Thomas scored three
touchdowns on runs of 5 and one yards and a 61 yard pass play from Jeff
Parker. Meanwhile Parker scored on runs of 57 and 5 yards. Derrick Knox
added the final score on a 26-yard run in the third quarter. Parker ran for
121 yards on 10 carries and Knox added 101 yards on 15 attempts.

Gordo

7

7

7

15

36

Susan Moore

0

0

0

8

8

In the second
round of the state playoffs, Gordo rolled up 357 yards of offense and ended
Susan Moore's season with a 36-8 win on the road. Tom Gosa caught scoring
passes of 49 and 27 yards from quarterback Jeff Parker and Abrams returned a
fumble 40 yards for another touchdown.

The Green Wave led 14-0
at the half and 36-0 before Susan Moore got on the scoreboard late in the
game. Derrick Knox finished with 102 yards on 11 carries to pace the
offense. Parker completed 7-of-14 passes for 171 yards and the two
touchdowns.

Lexington

7

0

0

8

15

Gordo

7

22

7

0

36

Gordo returned home
the next week to face off with the Lexington Golden Bears in the semi-finals
of the playoffs.. Lexington tried to make a game of it early but in the end
it was all Green Wave. Parker threw touchdown passes to Gosa for 23 yards
and Davis for 13 yards as the Green Wave scored 22 second quarter point in
route to a commanding 29-7 halftime lead.

Ken Thomas scored on a
39-yard run and Parker added a 11-yard touchdown run to wrap up the scoring
for Gordo. Thomas finished with 129 yards on 16 carries and Derrick Knox
added 101 yards on 14 attempts. The win sent Gordo to the Class 2A state
championship game against Southern Choctaw.

Gordo

0

6

6

14

26

Southern Choctaw

0

14

0

8

22

Gordo reached the
title game for the first time since winning a championship in 1968.
With eight minutes remaining in the
game it looked like Gordo would not win their second state
championship when they trailed 22-12. But, the Green Wave's
fortunes were about to change.

Freshman Derrick Knox returned a punt
67 yards for a touchdown and following a two-point conversion
Gordo trailed only 22-20. Then a two-yard run by quarterback
Jeff Parker with 1:42 to play in the game turned Gordo from
despair to elation.

Southern Choctaw had one final chance
from their own 7-yard line following the kickoff. But Parker,
playing defense, sealed the victory when he intercepted a pass.
Gordo ran out the clock for their second state championship and
a prefect 14-0 record.

Named to the Birmingham News first team all-state squad were quarterback
Jeff Parker and lineman Tony Shirley. Freshman running back Derrick Knox
and Ken Thomas made the honorable mention team.